NFL Power Rankings, Week 16: Cowboys find their grove, 49ers stunned by Falcons

By Dan Parzych | Dec 16, 2019

ARLINGTON, TEXAS - DECEMBER 15: Dak Prescott #4 of the Dallas Cowboys celebrates after the Dallas Cowboys score a touchdown against the Los Angeles Rams in the second quarter at AT&T Stadium on December 15, 2019 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) /

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4. Green Bay Packers (4)

As great as the Green Bay Packers must feel for completing the season sweep of the Chicago Bears, they will feel even better if they managed to finish on top of the NFC North ahead of their rivals, the Minnesota Vikings.

Based off the earlier results from back in Week 1, the Packers seemed like they would have little trouble defeating the Bears the second time around. And even though things turned out to be closer than expected in win over Chicago, the good news for Green Bay is the team remains in the driver’s seat for playoff seeding in the NFC.

Throughout most of his career, Aaron Rodgers has always been the kind of quarterback who makes the players around him better, but also the Packers have unfortunately struggled to provide him a consistent group of running backs to work with.

This season, however, Rodgers has benefitted in a big way from Aaron Jones finding a way to elevate his game to new levels in 2019 after the running back added two more touchdowns to his season total against the Bears.

Davante Adams tends to receive the most praise for making life easier for Rodgers under center, but if Jones continues to play this well, the Packers could be difficult to beat once January arrives.

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